1327 – King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned
1813 – Treaty of Fulda signed in Germany after Battle of Leipzig
1889 – North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes 40th state in the United States
1903 – Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St NYC
1920 – Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins broadcasting, with presidential and local election returns
1954 – Charles Diggs Jr is elected Michigan’s 1st black congressman to the House of Representatives
1959 – Charles Van Doren confesses during a congressional investigation that TV quiz show “Twenty-One” was fixed
2014 – New York City Marathon: Wilson Kipsang of Kenya wins in 2:10:59; compatriot Mary Keitany wins first of 3 straight women’s titles in 2:25:07